What a Marriage Therapist Really Thinks ………….

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Couple (MSN 2013)

     Good article about the thinking of a marriage therapist who has practiced over 40 years. Some observations by him:

 

  • He emphasizes what each person contributes to the marriage;
  • Takes time to determine if a marriage will last;
  • Big mistake to gang up on someone;
  • I do give “homework” especially to increase intimacy;
  • I can tell if therapy is working if they are making progress in their relationship. Then I ask them.
  • Two or three chronic problems don’t ever go away.  Learn to live with them.
     Sounds like good conclusions after forty years.Seems very basic. But they are also true.

 

… “What a Marriage Therapist Really Thinks? Wall Street Journal (April 5, 2016).